Democratic candidate Eileen Higgins will become the next mayor of Miami , Florida , after winning Tuesday’s runoff election .

Higgins, whose victory broke the Democratic Party’s 28-year losing streak in seeking the Miami mayor’s office, will succeed Republican incumbent Francis Suarez.

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“With her runoff victory tonight, Eileen Higgins will be Miami’s next mayor—the first woman in the city’s history and the first Democrat in nearly 30 years elected to the office,” the Democratic Party said on X. “Congra

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